Genesis 45:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 45:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יוֹסֵ֧ף
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אֶחָ֛יו
ʼâch
H251
brother
גְּשׁוּ
nâgash
H5066
to approach
נָ֥א
nâʼ
H4994
please
אֵלַ֖י
ʼêl
H413
to
וַיִּגָּ֑שׁוּ
nâgash
H5066
to approach
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲנִי֙
ʼănîy
H589
I
יוֹסֵ֣ף
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
אֲחִיכֶ֔ם
ʼâch
H251
brother
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
מְכַרְתֶּ֥ם
mâkar
H4376
to sell
אֹתִ֖י
ʼêth
H853
-
מִצְרָֽיְמָה
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
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World English Bible Public Domain
Joseph said to his brothers, "Come near to me, please." They came near. "He said, I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come close to me.” So they came close, and he said, “I Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).